It has been really really long since I last blogged about my purchases ! I am very into baking lately and decided to share with you an interesting online baking tools shop to you.

Over at ucreateshecustomises.blogspot.com , you will be able to find many interesting 3D cookie cutters or fondant tools . They are selling the tools at a much cheaper price than Phoon Huat !!!

Have a look there ! I just bought lots of my interesting baking tools from there !!!

Inspired by Ms Chocolate's colleague who really knows how to make 3D cakes, I decided to have my first try with fondant! In the next 8 hours after reading her colleague's blog, I went online , searched for recipes on fondant-making and also the right  methods of creating 3D cakes. By night time, I forced my hubby to go to Phoon Huat with me to buy the essential ingredients.

While I was there, I found this interesting set of 16 Carving Tools For Cake Decorating Modelling. I excitedly put it in my basket without checking the price. This act was stopped by my hubby who took it to the cashier to enquire the price. Astonished on hearing that the small plastic looking tools cost $46, he told me not to buy ! He always feels that baking tools are a waste of money and told me off for being unrealistic since I had started making the fondant dough yet . Haha ... But silly him, he didn't know that I was thinking in my mind that I would go online and do my shopping there when I got home ! I remembered an online friend from flowerpod forum telling me that she bought lots of bakery stuff from ebay.

After crawling through ebay the whole night, I finally found my 16 craving tools for cake decorating modelling at only SG$18 , with free shipping !!! That is savings of $27 !!! Sufficient for me to order another set and still have extra money to treat my hubby to McDonald's or KFC. !!! I placed my order quickly with this ebay seller from Hong Kong/ China and made my payment with paypal. I am just waiting patiently for my order to reach me now !!!

The shopaholic in me wasn't satisfied yet . I started to google for more items to assist in my fondant designing and found another cute discovery ! I found this set of Cake Decorating Bakeware Piping + 8 Nozzles from another Hongkong/ China seller and you know how much it cost ? Only cost me around SG$5 !! Imagine I saw a whole set of nozzles at Phoon Huat for $110 !!! I know I shouldn't do comparisons like that as they are obviously of different quality! But who cares so long they can function the same! : P

Oh ya, did I tell you that I haven't told my hubby that I just spent $25 on baking again ? I am just waiting for him to read this blog and found out himself : P This is where he does my shopping tracking !!!!

Happy New Year, Everyone  !!! Hope you enjoyed your online shopping for 2010 !! I certainly did and would continue to do so in 2011 !! Hope you will too!! 

 

Updated on 7th Feb 2011:

I only gotten my cake decoration tools today . The seller told me that the first time he sent out my order, it went missing. Thus, being responsible, he sent me another one via registered mail : )

The packaging

The product looks exactly like what we have seen in the photo!

One thing that I truly believe is that every girl loves to receive flowers and surprises.

Even if they do not show it outwardly and proclaim how cliche or boring or redundant the flowers are, inside their heart they would be screaming with silent joy and pride, especially when their friends or colleagues are ooh-ing and aahh-ing over the flowers, speculating who the "secret admirer" is.

However, you don't have to be a "secret admirer" to send your good friend a surprise today.

I remember when Ms Black was feeling down some time ago. As I could not meet up with her as I was busy, I decided to send her a surprise bouquet to cheer her up and to remind her that even when she's sad, there are people who are still are thinking of her.

So I went to my computer and log onto the website of Far East Flora and started choosing my "surprise".

Being Singapore's leading online florist, Far East Flora has an established website which is very easy to navigate. Besides offering floral bouquets and hampers sorted into different categories and occasions, the website also allows me to choose other not-so-conventional , non-floral items such as cakes and wines and gift. You can choose to surprise your friend with a wine basket, or pamper her with a Crabtree and Evelyn hamper or simply indulge her with cakes and chocolates from the likes of Mariott Hotel or Canele.

In the case of Mrs Black, I chose for her a simple floral arrangement with blue roses and customized it by adding 3 doggie stuff toys since Mrs Black is a dog lover. This way, even after the flowers have wilted, the doggies can still be kept as a memento.

I made the order online in the morning and arranged for a same day delivery. By evening time, Mrs Black had received her "surprise" :) and called me excitedly to thank me. And I also experienced how much joy there is from giving :)

If you have friends staying overseas, Far East Flora  also have affiliates in a lot of other countries. So why not send them a small "surprise" to let them know that you are thinking of them.

The website itself is very user-friendly. Customers will first need to login to their account whereby all the details and the buying history are already stored in the website. What I like about fareastflora is that given the busy lifestyles we have today, they provide us a reminder service whereby I can input my friends and family's birthdays. I can also store the delivery addresses in the system. Thus, I will not ruin the surprises for my recipents by asking them for their addresses each time I want to send them something. There is also an order tracking service just like those international courier services like DHL and Fedex once I have placed an order!

* The above image belongs to Far East Flora unless specified otherwise.

Besides that, there is also a wide range of selections for me to choose from. Not only are there gifts for  special events like Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Baby , there are also a large variety of gifts from skincare, flowers, jewellery just to cater to different events. You will  be amazed to find even hampers and cakes on the website! I think, Far East Flora can be considered as an one stop shop for customers !! It is just so convenient and the prices are very affordable as well!!

* The above image belongs to Far East Flora unless specified otherwise.

What I like most is actually the promotions offered by Far East Flora . I can save up to 25% if I place any promotional order. Every month, they will have a range of promotional items for that particular event in the month or for birthdays!

* The above image belongs to Far East Flora unless specified otherwise.

Website : http://www.fareastflora.com

Delivery : Order will be processed and shipped in 24 hours.

Delivery Costs : Free delivery.

Tips : Customise your bourquet or hampers by adding small personal touches such as the receipinet's favoutite flower or stuff toy

Rating : 8 out of 10